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If you go for Memorial Day swim, here are some tips to avoid illnesses

By Colleen Wright, Orlando Sentinel — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:21:00 PDT

Summer time is all about taking a dip in the pool, but it's no fun when it makes you sick.

Lack of strength training is most common U.S. health vice

By Karen Kaplan — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:15:00 PDT

Have you lifted weights today? Odds are, the answer is no. A new report on Americans’ health vices says failure to do strength-training exercises is far more common than the more obvious bad behaviors of smoking, heavy drinking, being a couch potato and staying up way too late.

More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says

By Mary MacVean — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:07:00 PDT

More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say.

Bikini champ: 'You can still be a mom and get yourself in shape'

By David Raterman, Correspondent — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:06:00 PDT

Adriana Martin is a fitness expert on Lifetime Channel's "Mission Makeover," in which she trains three South Florida women and helps structure their diet. The season finale is May 20.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity

By Geoffrey Mohan — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:44:00 PDT

Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows.

The right medicine for building muscles and saving time

By Melinda Fulmer — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT

John Garey of 'Core Power & Stamina' uses a twist on a medicine ball squat to build legs, core and shoulders — and save time.

Here's a new way to use that medicine ball and challenge your muscles all the way from calves to shoulders.

MyFitnessPal and me: Diary of an obsessive electronic relationship

By Catherine Mallette — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:48:00 PDT

Right from the start, I knew we would have problems in our relationship. We were too much alike, he and I. Type A. Achievers. The kind who love lists and checking things off. The kind who love control.

Your brain on baseball: How hitters see a 95-mph fastball

By Geoffrey Mohan — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:20:00 PDT

Swing, batter, batter! In less time than it takes to say that phrase, Major League Baseball sluggers have their bat across the plate, and the best of them are golfing the shot over the outfield wall.

The good, the bad and the potentially dangerous of kettlebells

By Josef Brandenburg, McClatchy Tribune News — Wed, 8 May 2013 17:08:00 PDT

"There is a huge difference in swinging a kettlebell and performing a kettlebell swing," says Brett Jones, a kettlebell master and one my most important mentors on this topic. Brett said it all: There is a huge difference between what you mostly see in gyms (just swinging a kettlebell around) and performing an actual kettlebell swing. If you do these exercises right they are wonderful — safe, effective, convenient and efficient.

Aerobic exercise as breast cancer prevention: Evidence mounts

By Melissa Healy — Tue, 7 May 2013 15:46:00 PDT

There's a fair amount of circumstantial evidence that regular exercise reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. But contradictory findings, and lingering questions as to how physical activity would work to ward off breast cancer, have clouded the picture, apparently leaving some women on the couch, waiting for that scientific fog to lift.